'The most on-brand thing': Nancy Mace blasted after new bombshell revelation

Former aides to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) have alleged that she instructed them to fabricate digital personas to enhance her online reputation.

Mace — who refers to herself as a programmer — created "burner accounts on a variety of social media platforms to monitor what people were saying about her and bolster her image," WIRED reported Wednesday, citing her former staffers.

One ex-staffer described the situation by saying they were directed to manage several fake profiles and respond to public comments with misleading information, even on platforms like Reddit. “We were congressional staff, and there were actual things we could be doing to help the constituents,” they added.

Reacting to the news, social media users expressed concern that a member of Congress was overly focused on promoting herself.

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Georgie state representative Ruwa Romman wrote on the social platform X: "We desperately need regulations around bots/fake accounts/this kind of stuff and electioneering. Accounts should disclose if they are coordinated/getting their talking points on behalf of an entity or candidate."

"Nothing surprising in this story. Outside of monitoring bathrooms, all Nancy Mace does is promote herself," wrote an X user.

Author Jesse Walker said in a post: "Every time I hear about Nancy Mace, it feels like catching snippets of a subplot to a soap that no one watches."

"A portion of your tax dollars went to funding the salary of a congressional staffer to create and run the .@jarvis_best Twitter account," wrote a user.

"Nancy Mace mandating her staff create online accounts to cheer her on on social media is the most on-brand thing you’ll read all day," tweeted another X account.